Open Heavens 30 September 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Don’t be the guinea pig
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DON’T BE THE GUINEA PIG! – Saturday September 30th
2017
Memorise: Now these things
were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they
also lusted. 1st Corinthians 10:6
Read: 1st
Corinthians 10:1-12 (KJV)
10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye
should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all
passed through the sea;
10:2 And
were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
10:3 And
did all eat the same spiritual meat;
10:4 And
did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock
that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
10:5 But
with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the
wilderness.
10:6 Now
these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil
things, as they also lusted.
10:7 Neither
be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to
eat and drink, and rose up to play.
10:8 Neither
let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three
and twenty thousand.
10:9 Neither
let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of
serpents.
10:10 Neither
murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
10:11 Now
all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our
admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
10:12 Wherefore
let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Bible in one year: Romans 1-3,
Daniel 1, Hymn: Sing hymn 9
MESSAGE:
As we
run the race that is set before us on the straight and narrow way to Heaven, it
is possible to slip and fall. You should however note that falling or making
mistakes along the way does not signify that an end has come to your life,
ministry or destiny. There is no depth you sink to that the mercy of God cannot
draw you out of. Open Heaven 30 September 2017: Saturday daily devotional by
Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Don’t be the guinea pig. If you genuinely ask God for forgiveness and
mercy, His grace will surely lift you up. If you are still down in sin, it is
time to come up into righteousness. Are you in a situation where it appears all
hope of you ever rising again is lost? No matter where you are, God’s touch of
mercy at this very moment and come up again in Jesus’ Name!
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There
are ways to handle mistakes. One way is to learn from the mistakes of others so
that you do not become the guinea pig. A Nigerian proverb says, “The one who
falls into a pit is a lesson to others following from behind. ”You can scream
after seeing that fellow fall into the pit, but make sure you don’t end up in
it yourself. Today’s reading tells us that the children of Israel who disobeyed
God and were overthrown in the wilderness are lessons to us who are now on our
way to the Promise Land of Heaven, it says we should not lust after evil
things, because the Israelites did so and became causalities in the wilderness.
It also says the reason why we should not serve other gods and commit fornication
is that 23,000 of those Israelites who did the same perished in one day. It
further says we should not tempt Christ like the Israelites did and died of
snake bites. It even warns us of the dangers of murmuring, which some of us do
very often. The Israelites murmured and were destroyed. When you see the pit
your predecessors have fallen into, a wise follower will tread a lot more
carefully to avoid ending up where they ended.
If
you learn from the mistakes of others, you will not fall where they fall, and
you will not perish where they perished; but if you fail to learn, you too will
soon become a signpost that tells other not to follow the path you followed.
How ironic it is for someone who was aware of the pitfalls that consumed others
to end up in the same pit. This is what happens to those who never take
warnings seriously. Are you like that? Do you say “it doesn’t matter “Yes, it
does!
Prayer Point
Father, let me never be a
guinea pig. Make me an excellent example for others to follow.
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